High Hopes (1988) 
High Hopes ★★★ 1988 A moving yet nasty satiric comedy about a pair of ex-hippies maintaining their counterculture lifestyle in Margaret Thatcher's England, as they watch the signs of conservative "progress" overtake them and their geriatric, embittered Mum. Hilarious and mature. 110m/C VHS. GB Philip Davis, Ruth Sheen, Edna Dore, Philip Jackson, Heather Tobias, Leslie Manville, David Bamber; Director: Mike Leigh; Writer: Mike Leigh; Writer: Roger Pratt; Cameo: Rachel Portman, Andrew Dixon.
| Year Released | 1988 |
| Length (in minutes) | 110 |
| Display | Color |
| Formats | VHS |
| Filmed In | Great Britain |
| National Film Registry |
| Role | Name |
| Actor | David Bamber |
| Actor | Edna Dore |
| Actor | Leslie Manville |
| Actor | Ruth Sheen |
| Actor | Philip Jackson |
| Actor | Heather Tobias |
| Actor | Philip Davis |
| Cameo | Rachel Portman |
| Cameo | Andrew Dixon |
| Cinematographer | Roger Pratt |
| Director | Mike Leigh |
| Writer | Mike Leigh |
